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Presidential SearchSupporting Documents
Search Timeline
Search Process for Internal Candidate
Search Process for Open Recruitment (If Trustees move to Open Recruitment)
Search Committee Members
Trustee, Chair (II.A.1&12)
Faculty Election Primary (II.A.3)
Trustee (II.A.1)
Faculty Election *Alternate* (II.A.3)
Trustee (II.A.1)
Non-Instructional Primary (II.A.4)
Dean of the College of Education and Social Work
Executive Council Selection (II.A.2)
Non-Instructional *Alternate* (II.A.4)
Academic Affairs
Non-Instructional Council Selection (II.A.4)
SGA Primary (II.A.5)
Graduate Student Association President
Additional Council Selection (II.A.7)
SGA *Alternate* (II.A.5)
Student Affairs
Additional Council Selection (II.A.7)
Alumni Association Primary (II.A.6)
Administration and Finance
Additional Council Selection (II.A.7)
Alumni Association *Alternate* (II.A.6)
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Advisor (II.A.8)
Board of Governors (II.A.9)
APSCUF Primary (II.A.3)
Non-Voting University President (II.A.10)
APSCUF *Alternate* (II.A.3)
Non-Voting Office of the Chancellor Liaison (II.A.11)
About West Chester University
West Chester University is the largest member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, which is comprised of 10 state-owned universities within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1871, West Chester University is a comprehensive public institution offering a diverse range of more than 180 academic opportunities in 40 fields of study across undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. In addition to the main campus in West Chester, the University offers programs through its graduate center, the campus in Philadelphia, and online. Six colleges and two schools comprise the University: University College, Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Management, Education and Social Work, Health Sciences, and the Sciences and Mathematics, as well as the Wells School of Music, and the Graduate School. The popular University maintains a consistent presence on both Money magazine's The Best Colleges in America list and America's Top Colleges list by Forbes. The University is also a Military Friendly Schools gold status member and has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for three years in a row.
